Magway Airport Explained

Magway Airport
Iata:MWQ
Icao:VYMW
Location:Magway, Myanmar
Elevation-F:298
Coordinates:20.1578°N 94.9728°W
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
R1-Number:01
R1-Length-F:8491
R1-Length-M:2588

Magway Airport is an airport in Magway, Myanmar.Analysis of Google Earth imagery confirms it is also the base for several types of fighter aircraft belonging to the Myanmar Air Force.[1]

Two jets from Magway Air Base crashed in adverse weather conditions on 16 October 2018, killing the pilots and a civilian on the ground.[2]

The airport had been an Allied air base during the Second World War (known as Magwe)[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orbats . www.scramble.nl . 9 March 2021.
  2. Web site: 3 killed as military fighter jets crash in Myanmar . chinadailyhk . 9 March 2021.
  3. Web site: BBC - WW2 People's War - Rangoon Battalion: The Burma Battalion - Part 6 . www.bbc.co.uk . 9 March 2021.